Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York League (1939-1956)

Tombstone

Formed: 1939
Re-Branded: 1957 (New York-Penn League)
Level: Class D

First Game:
Last Game: September 10, 1956

Seasons: 17
States & Provinces: 3
(New York, Ontario, Pennsylvania)

Leadership

Trophy Case

 

Background

This Class D circuit, often abbreviated as the PONY League, was the forerunner of the modern-day New York-Penn League. The PONY League was one of a relatively small number of Minor League Baseball organizations that did not suspend operations during the peak years of the American effort in WWII from 1942 to 1945.

Future Hall of Famers Warren Spahn (Bradford ’40) and Nellie Fox (Jamestown ’44) spent time in the PONY League before ascending to the Majors.

 

PONY League Franchise List

Franchise Years Active Governor's Cup Champions
Batavia Clippers 1939-1953 1945-1946
Bradford Bees 1939-1942 1941
Bradford Blue Wings 1944-1949 1949
Bradford Phillies 1950-1955 None
Bradford Yankees 1956 None
Corning Athletics 1951-1952 None
Corning Independents 1953 None
Corning Red Sox 1954-1956 1954
Erie Sailors 1944-1945 None
Erie Sailors 1954-1956 None
Hamilton Cardinals 1946-1955 1955
Hamilton Red Wings 1939-1942 None
Hamilton Red Wings 1956 None
Hornell Maples 1942-1947 None
Hornell Maple Leafs 1948-1949 None
Hornell Dodgers 1950-1956 1951
Jamestown Falcons 1940-1956 1942-1944-1947-1952-1953
Jamestown Jaguars 1939 None
Lockport Cubs 1943-1944 None
Lockport Reds 1947-1950 1948
Lockport White Socks 1945 None
Lockport White Sox 1942 None
London Pirates 1940-1941 None
Niagara Falls Rainbows 1939-1940 None
Olean Giants 1954 None
Olean Oilers 1939-1951 1939-1940-1950
Olean Oilers 1955-1956 None
Olean Yankees 1952-1953 None
Wellsville Braves 1953-1956 1956
Wellsville Nitros 1947-1949 None
Wellsville Rockets 1951-1952 None
Wellsville Senators 1950 None
Wellsville Yankees 1942-1946 1943

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